I'm nursing my newborn, how do I increase my milk supply naturally? Should I stop drinking coffee?

Answer 1

Thumbs up to comfort nursing and on demand nursing. Do not try to schedule whatever you do - ruined my supply early on when I tried doing what some book said.

Also, this site lists foods that caboost supply- oatmeal, garlic, yams and many more.
http://www.mobimotherhood.org/MM/article-diet.aspx

GNC carries Mother's Milk Tea and Whole Foods carries Mother's Milk Plus. Both are herbal. They worked for me, but you only need them if your supply is truly low.

Oh yes, make sure the baby is latched on well. Pump between or after feedings.

Answer 2

If the baby isn't resting or has gas or anything it can relate to the coffee. Your call. Also, more stimulation, more nursing is the only thing that produces milk. Do you have a breast pump? You can use that to increase the milk. Make sure you are eating a healthy, well rounded and very nutritious diet while nursing and take vitamins. Remember women give all the good stuff to the baby and the rest they keep. So, make sure you have enough for you and the baby vitamin and mineral wise. That's when our teeth take a down turn if we're not careful. Good luck. If the baby is satisfied, you don't need more milk. Talk to the Dr. about this if it's a real problem. Congrats.

Answer 3

Nursing on demand is a great way to increase you milk supply.{ this is when you let the baby eat as often as it wants instead of having a set schedule} Your milk supply grows with your baby's need.Remember to keep hydrated by drinking lots of fluids such as water, milk and juice.You can still have coffee just limit it to one or 2 cups in the morning,if you like to drink coffee later in the day try decaf. Also if you are a cola person once in a while is OK but if it is a must have for you again go with caffeine free. May I also suggest a great book by Janet Tamero called "So That's What Their For" It covers all areas of breast feeding up to and including problem solving from big ones to small ones.

Answer 4

There are bacically two reliable ways to do this if there is not an underlying problem:-
You must either breast feed more often, or you must breast pump more often. Breastfeeding more often is more efficient than pumping the breasts. Basically however, you must remove milk from the breast, that will encourage your body to increase breast milk supply. If you are ill, or if your body does not have the resources to produce milk - no amount of feeding or pumping will increase your breast milk production!
Remove the cause of your body's unability to produce milk - supply the body with the resources, and the milk will come!
Other ways is to Improve your Lifestyle:
1. Reduce your stress level
2. Drink plenty of water
3. Improve your nutrition

I would try to avoid caffeine or at least reduce your intake while you're breastfeeding. Try drinking decaffeinated coffee and tea, and avoid colas and other carbonated drinks that have added caffeine. Your baby may be more irritable and feed more frequently if you ingest a lot of caffeine. Babies can't get rid of caffeine efficiently, so it can build up in their systems. Remember, caffeine can be found in chocolate, soft drinks, and some herbal teas and medications, in addition to coffee and tea. Too much caffeine can also cause sleep problems and nervousness.

Answer 5

Breastfeeding is a supply and demand operation. The more you put your newborn on the breast to nurse, the more milk your body will produce. You will know that your baby is getting enough by monitoring wet/soiled diapers. You could cut back on coffee or switch to decaf, but it's not a big deal unless you are consuming more than 3 caffeinated drinks per day. Good luck!

Answer 6

Have you been told you need to increase your milk supply? Most nursing moms don't need to do anything special with their diet. Your body will make enough milk - normally. You don't need to cut out coffee, but more than one cup a day is probably not a good idea. You could try some herbal tea like the one from Traditional Medicinals that is formulated for healty lactation. But really, unless you have been alerted to low milk production, you really don't need to do anything special. And by the way, you are doing something VERY VERY wonderful by nursing your child!!!! Keep it up!!

Answer 7

Stop drinking coffee. Its not good for little bubba's. They say it tastes yukky.
Im still feeding my 7month old and in the begining i felt that i may not have had enough milk.

To increase your milk you need to feed baby more oftern, or feed baby then an hour or two later express. (depending on how oftern baby is feeding)
You need to give yourself at least half an hour after feeding, before feeding or expressing again. It may take a few days tho, so be patient.
But if your worried that baby isn't getting enough, don't be. Your boobs run on supply and demand. If baby needs more, she'll feed more oftern to get your milk up.
They are very clever little buggers you know!!

But again if your still worried ring your local child health centre, breastfeeding support or trasillian family centre.

And good luck!

Answer 8

Nursing is a supply and demand game. You need to eat a healthy balanced diet to provide adequate milk- and lots of water. If you want to boost your supply, I would suggest pumping a bit along with your regular feedings. The demand for more will cause your body to produce more.

Answer 9

Good for you for nursing! You can switch to decaf coffee...one way to increase your supply is to drink LOTS of water and you can pump in between feedings, the more milk you express, the more you will produce!!! Good luck!

Answer 10

to increase your milk supply you need to empty your breasts often, either by nursing or pumping

as far as the coffee you shouldn't drink a lot or switch to decaf. caffine is passed through the milk and can upset baby's tummy.

Good Luck Breastfeeding is hard work, but worth every ounce of it.